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This year is going too fast for me. Gasp. As of June 29, 2009: Awww, is it really the end of this year’s Supreme Court Breakfast Table? Lithwick et al. did a fabulous job analyzing the New Haven firefighters case (which employers are going to have to grapple with from here on in; how much [...]

6th Annual 72 Hour Film Shootout Source: www.aafilmlab.org The Shootout is a nationwide competition where filmmaking teams have 72 hours to complete short films up to five minutes in length. Teams compete for cash and prizes and the chance to have their films screened at film festivals.The big day is finally here…Are you ready?!?! … [...]

This was an interesting read, in light of the (still!) upcoming US Supreme Court decision on the New Haven firefighter case – a Slate examination of the firefighters of New Haven – a rich look at the complex issues. The passing of Farrah Fawcett. Time’s James Poniewozik has a nice post about her impact on [...]

So… Conan O’Brien took Triumph the Insult Comic Dog to the Tonight Show after all. Very funny Television Without Pity feature on the upcoming GI Joe movie, which isn’t like the 1980′s cartoon whatsoever (which might be the point, but that still feels rather wrong). Not that I’m going to go hating on a movie [...]

Took awhile, but I finished reading “Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions,” by Karen Armstrong (heavy duty reading on comparative religion analyses), in addition to Qiu Xiaolong’s “Red Mandarin Dress” (a Chief Inspector Chen Cao novel; interesting read; still wish Chief Inspector Chen had more of a personality). Slate commentary on an anti-drug [...]

Belmar Seafood Festival 2009 Source: jerseyshore.metromix… Try some of the best seafood on the east coast     Bringing wetnaps on Saturday!    

Watched a good much of the Tony awards. Neil Patrick Harris as host was – wait for it – awesome! His closing musical number was great – he has such a nice singing voice! In fact, I wished he was more on the show than the presentation of the musical numbers from musicals now on [...]

Conan O’Brien returns – but on the Tonight Show. 1st night was ok (well, I’m not a Will Ferrell fan, so I can’t judge how he was as a guest, nor am I a Pearl Jam fan) – did enjoy that opening video skit – Conan literally running out of NYC – through the country [...]

Easing my way back into writing… seasonal haiku anyone? — Manhattan-henge sun shimmers through the New York streets can still see Conan’s hair

Hip hop comes to China, via Chinese American expats and general American influence. Could it mean (political) expression? Hmm. Apparently, US Dept. of Treasury Secretary, Tim Geithner, is having a great time visiting China. Besides the job of reassuring people that the US economy isn’t totally imploding, he gets to use his Mandarin skills. Well, [...]